Nakona Alphabet
This lesson incorporates the Nakona alphabet.
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The Assiniboine Alphabet
| Nakona Alphabet: | Phonetic: | Meaning: |
| A - agan | as in Tall | Upon |
| A - tanga | nasal A, as in Long | Large |
| B - buza | as in Bat | Cat |
| Ch - chande | as in Chill | Heart |
| D - daya | as in David | Good |
| E - en | as in Ten | There |
| G - guwa | as in Good | Come here! |
| G - gaga | as in Gaga (to make) | To make |
| H - ha | as in Ha | Yes |
| I - i | as in Eat | Mouth |
| I - inya | as in Teen | To go |
| J - jusina | as in Joe | Small |
| K - kuwa | as in Keep | To chase |
| ? - ho?kwa | as in Top_hat, Juke_box | expression |
| M - manga | as in Montana | # |
| N - nowa | as in Now | To sing |
| O - omna | as in Okay | To smell |
| P - pa | as in Pan | Head |
| S - siha | as in Super | Feet |
| Sh - shage | as in Shoe | Fingernails |
| T - tanga | as in Toe | Big |
| U - guwa | as in Cool | Come here! |
| U - un | as in Moon | To come |
| W - waci | as in What | Dance |
| X - xubahu | as in Ach du Lieber, Loch Lomond | Wing |
| Y - yanga | as in Yellow | To sit |
| Z - zi | as in Zip | Brown |
| Zh - yuzhuzhu | as in Leisure, Measure | # |
In the Assiniboine Language there are no F, L, R, nor V sounds. In the vowels, there are no Long A and Long I sounds. There is only one instance where the short U is used, and that is in the word, "Nu!" - which means Here!, or the act of giving.
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